Ahmadabad: Transverse section of Bibi Achut Kukis mosque

Transverse section illustration of Bibi Achut Kuki's Mosque at Ahmadabad in Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The Bibi Achut Kuki mosque and tomb complex was built in 1469 for the wife of Imad al Mulk, a minister of Sultan Mahmud Begada (r.1459-1511). Located north of the city along the Sabarmati river in Hajipur, the Bibi Achut Kuki mosque and tomb are enclosed with a rough stone wall. There were originally seven minarets, three on the outer entrance and two on the facade of the mosque, most were ruined in the earthquake in 1819.